# C_2016181EN.01009602.xml

| 19.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 181/96 |
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P7_TA(2013)0405

Number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral Parliamentary Assemblies

European Parliament decision of 9 October 2013 on the number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral Parliamentary Assemblies (2013/2853(RSO))

(2016/C 181/19)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents, |
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| — | having regard to its decisions of 6 May 2009( 1 ), 14 September 2009( 2 ), 15 June 2010( 3 ) and 14 December 2011( 4 ) on the number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral Parliamentary Assemblies, |
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| — | having regard to Rule 198 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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| | 1. | Decides that, following Croatia’s accession to the European Union, the Delegation to the EU–Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee shall cease to exist; |
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| | 2. | Decides to amend as follows the numerical strength of the following interparliamentary delegations:
Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo: 30 members Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula: 19 members Delegation for relations with the United States: 57 members Delegation for relations with Canada: 21 members Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America: 16 members Delegation for relations with Japan: 26 members Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China: 42 members Delegation for relations with India: 29 members Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): 25 members Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: 19 members Delegation for relations with South Africa: 21 members; | | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo: 30 members | | Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula: 19 members | | Delegation for relations with the United States: 57 members | | Delegation for relations with Canada: 21 members | | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America: 16 members | | Delegation for relations with Japan: 26 members | | Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China: 42 members | | Delegation for relations with India: 29 members | | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): 25 members | | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: 19 members | | Delegation for relations with South Africa: 21 members; |
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| | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo: 30 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula: 19 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with the United States: 57 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with Canada: 21 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America: 16 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with Japan: 26 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China: 42 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with India: 29 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): 25 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: 19 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delegation for relations with South Africa: 21 members; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 212 E, 5.8.2010, p. 136.

( 2 )  OJ C 224 E, 19.8.2010, p. 36.

( 3 )  OJ C 236 E, 12.8.2011, p. 159.

( 4 )  OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 132.

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